Sussex Local Magazine Findon May 2017

May 2017

SUSSEX LOCAL

Findon - High Salvington - Salvington - Clapham - Patching

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STEVEN EDWARDS Masterchef winner & restaurateur

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etch. Chef’s apron Tickets to ‘Soul Legends’ Book: A South Downs Year Book: A Sussex Wayfarer’s Nature notes

PLUS

PUZZLES

For younger readers & Prize Crossword

LOCAL HISTORY

Past pictures

What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Local News Gardening, Local Charities, Local Business Directory

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May 2017 Cover Photo Steven Edwards Masterchef winner and etch. Restaurant owner

Welcome...

To May and, at the time of writing, the weather is gloriously warm and sunny. It is a wonderful time of year to get out in the lovely Sussex countryside and enjoy nature’s plumage. Why not join one of the local guided walks? See page 18.

We’ve a culinary theme this month with acclaimed chef Steven Edwards as interviewee in our main feature, see page 26. Steven was the youngest ever winner of Masterchef: The Professionals in 2013 and talks about his career to date and his new Hove restaurant “etch.” Steven has also kindly donated an etch. Chef’s apron which you can win in our competiton on page 35.

There’s news from the Findon Valley Residents’ Association on page 50 and other Charity and Community news on pages 20, 22 and 24.

Our regular What’s On section starts on page 4. There are also two books up for grabs (p42 & 43) as well as tickets for ‘Soul Legends’ at the Worthing Pavilion - p17.

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...........................................................................What’s On .........................................Win! Tickets to “Soul Legends” ........................................................................Local Walks ..............................................Charity & Community News ......Steven Edwards Masterchef winner & restaurateur ................................................................Prize Crossword ................................................................................Recipe ....................................................Win! etch. Chef’s apron ...................................................................In Your Garden ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page ......................................Win! Book - A South Downs Year ...............Win! Book - A Sussex Wayfarer’s nature notes ..............................................Local history: Past pictures ..............................Findon Valley Residents’ Association .............................................................Business Directory ...........................................................Index of Advertisers

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Our gardening article is more ‘mindful’ than usual and Andrew Staib suggests taking time to really get to know your garden, see page 36. Sitting and contemplating the flowers sounds good to us!

Finally, a reminder that it is the County Council elections on Thursday May 4th, please use your vote.

Thanks for reading,

Kris & Jeff

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Win a pair of tickets to see “Soul Legends” 9th June 7.45pm Pavilion Theatre After wowing audiences in 2016, Soul Legends returns to Worthing with the biggest smash-hit soul show currently on tour. Get on board the soul train as it takes you on an unforgettable soul music journey from Sixties origins to present day via all your classic Seventies and Eighties floor-fillers.

An all-star cast of talented singers bring to life hits by Earth Wind & Fire, Barry White, George Benson, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, The Emotions, Kool & the Gang, Chaka Khan and many more in “soulsational” style.

With amazing costumes and jaw-dropping choreography, you’ll be on your feet reliving your favourite soul anthems such as Respect, Ain’t Nobody, Knock On Wood, Midnight Hour, Proud Mary, You’re My First My Last My Everything, Best Of My Love, River Deep Mountain High, Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, Beat It, I Feel Good, Three Times a Lady, Get Down On It, Boogie Wonderland and more. The hits just keep on coming. www.worthingtheatres.co.uk Adults £26 Children £12

Win a pair of tickets to see ‘Soul Legends’ at the Pavilion Worthing For your chance to win, just answer the following : Q: Which soul legend recorded ‘Respect’ in 1967?

A) James Brown B) Aretha Franklin C) Barry White Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: ‘Soul Legends Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the closing date 31st May 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Local Walks - May All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes. Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council. Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by Horsham District Council Mon 1

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Pulborough Brooks Overspill car park at Wild Brooks visitor centre Rowfant Circular – Mill Pond Rowfant Business Centre café RH10 4NQ Okewood Hill Bluebell and Orchid Walk Car park opposite The Scarlett Arms, RH5 5RD Barns Green (1) Barns Green village sign RH13 0PT Three Woods Walk Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR Lee Farm (2) Kithurst Hill car park Warnham (1) Village Hall car park in Hollands Way, RH12 3RH Henfield Byways Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN Southwater (1) Car park of the Country Park, RH13 7UN Wiston/Steyning Downland Dog Walk Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE Wepham Down Kithurst Hill car park Buchan Country Park (2) Car park off Horsham Road (A2220), RH11 9HQ Storrington Riverside Walk Storrington Rec Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG Nuthurst Car park at the Black Horse pub RH13 6LH. Storrington – Amberley Circular Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR Conservatory Café, Horsham Park Bandstand in Horsham Park, by café, RH12 1RJ Horsham Heritage Guided Walks Outside the Museum in the Causeway West Chiltington (1) Car park adj. to West Chiltington Village Hall South Holmwood & Anstiebury Farm Fourwents Pond car park on Blackbrook Road Parham Glider Field Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR The Burgh Kithurst Hill car park Ockley Forest Green Car park just off the A29 on the Horsham side of the village cricket Rowfant Circular, Tulleys Rowfant Business Centre cafe, RH10 4NQ

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30 Local People / Finance So why ‘etch’? Naming the restaurant was tricky, Steven wanted something modern, catchy, and when the word ‘etch’ came up in conversation it seemed to encapsulate Steven’s vision – to deliver a dining experience etched on diners’ minds. A concept cleverly reinforced by the restaurant’s strapline: imprint – define – impress.

Steven Edwards is clearly passionate about delivering an unforgettable dining experience, and his menus feature pared-down, but enticing, descriptions of dishes based around the seasons and local produce. Interestingly for such a lauded chef - Michel Roux Jnr described Steven’s food as “lovely … expertly cooked… fault-free” –Steven believes that food is just thirty percent of the dining experience, fifty percent is service and the rest is the wine list and staff who can talk knowledgably about a dish. Diners at ‘etch’ may well find one of their dishes brought to their table by the chef himself, explaining the dish, its origins and where key ingredients have come from.

Focussing on the freshest produce from the local region is another of Steven’s passions and he feels “one hundred percent,” that: “Sussex offers everything we need – fresh fish and seafood, and the South Down’s fantastic lamb and venison. There is a gap in the market for someone to do for Sussex what

Rick Stein has done for the Southwest. Not only for food suppliers but also for wine producers.”

So, what’s next for Steven Edwards? With what appears to be his usual focus and drive, for now Steven is concentrating on ‘etch.’ Not that he’s ruling out future expansion, it’s just not something he’s thinking about at present. Although, he says that if he does expand it would probably be a different venture, perhaps a pub, which would offer a different style of menu – possibly a chance to taste Steven’s version of his favourite Shepherd’s pie?

Contact: etch, 216 Church Road, Brighton BN3 2DJ 01273 227485 www.etchfood.co.uk www.steven-edwards.co.uk

Voluntary Taxes

By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner People often complain about tax but many are in practice, voluntary. I’m not suggesting taking illegal actions, such as not declaring income so you don’t pay income tax or “paying cash” to avoid VAT, I’m talking about the simple legal steps that can be taken to eliminate certain taxes altogether – take Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for example.

Most people only come across CGT a few times in their lives - they make a gain, pay the tax and grumble. However, with simple planning it may be avoided altogether. Everyone has a CGT allowance and can make gains of up to £11,300 in any tax year without paying any tax, the mistake people make is realising more than that by not planning the sale of an asset properly.

For example, let’s imagine you invested £100,000 in the ABC UK Equity Fund two years ago and it is now worth £120,000. If you sell your investment in one go, the gain you have made will be £8,700 over the allowance and you will have a tax bill of between £870 and £1,740, based on your individual circumstances. However, if you sell half of the investment

this tax year and the other half next year both gains would be under the allowance and there would be no tax to pay. Furthermore, if you are married, you can transfer the asset into joint names before selling it and then you have two lots of the allowance.

But what if you really like that fund and don’t want to sell out of UK Equities just for the sake of taxation?

You can either sell the fund and buy it back in a month’s time (although you run the risk of missing out on growth in the month you don’t hold it) or sell the current fund and with a bit of research, buy a similar UK equity fund. Either way the gain is under your combined allowance so there is no tax to pay and the acquisition cost of the new investment is now £120,000, so any further gains will be based on this.

All of this is completely legal and shows how voluntary some taxes are.

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Prize Crossword

Win a ÂŁ20 voucher for The Village House, Findon

Findon May 2017

March 2017 solution shown below.

Winner: Terry Salvington

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Chicken Thighs with Seasonal Jersey Royals, Asparagus & Hollandaise Sauce Ingredients - Serves 6 - 45 mins -

12 chicken thighs (skins on or off is fine) A handful of fresh thyme (dried will work too) 1 tbsp. lemon rapeseed oil (olive oil is fine) 500g Jersey Royal potatoes, scrubbed and part boiled 1 red onion, roughly quartered 1 bunch of asparagus, remove woody ends 1 garlic bulb, cut into half Chopped parsley to serve

Combine the Hollandaise ingredients over a bain marie for 5 minutes before serving -

200g crème fraiche 2 egg yolks A squeeze of lemon juice 1 tsp. Dijon mustard Chopped parsley

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Method 1. Heat the oven to 200oc / Gas 7 and boil a pan of water 2. Place the chicken thighs, garlic bulb and thyme springs roasting tin, lightly roll the chicken in the oil and season. Place in the oven for 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile boil your Jersey Royals for about 15 minutes 4. Remove the chicken from the oven and add the potatoes, onions and remaining oil, return to the oven for a further 15 minutes 5. After 15 minutes add the asparagus and bake for a further 10 minutes.

6. Serve with chopped parsley and drizzle your super easy hollandaise all over, enjoy!

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Win! etch food apron Quality chef’s apron RRP £50 Steven Edward’s and his team use their own professional merchandise in the restaurant and these stylish hand-crafted items are available to buy for your own home.

Enter our competition for the chance to win this stylish apron.

www.etchfood.co.uk

Win an etch apron worth £50 Q: Where is etch restaurant located? a) Chichester

b) Brighton/Hove

c) Glasgow

Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: ‘etch competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the closing date 31st May 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our/etch’s mailing list.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens A really helpful thing to help you with the exercises below is to time limit them. They can be quite powerful and in my experience if I give myself, say 5 minutes on any one, then I can concentrate without the fear of being overwhelmed by the new things that are happening inside me.

“Being” in our garden As a garden designer I try to create meaningful spaces for people. An intimate seating area, abundant colour combinations or a calm glade. Each place that I apply my attention to needs to serve different functions and some of those functions are often not just physical but spiritual.

For example, a path might be needed to get a person from A to B. But alongside that function one can create a mini life journey for a client: a curved path that slows our walking pace to help us calm down, a beautiful focal point like a Greek vase which might symbolise something beautiful we are heading towards in life, not just earning enough to pay the bills. The path might enter a canopy of small trees that makes us feel held and protected by nature or the path might disappear and reappear allowing us to feel the sense of mystery that our lives are not mapped out and predictable.

1) Close your eyes and start by listening to all the different sounds you can hear. At first you may hear a crow calling out, a car driving by or kids next door.

See if you can gently separate the cause of the noises from their actual sounds. Eg a man coughing in the next garden becomes a rough barking sound, an insect becomes a low hum. The more you do this the more the sounds reduce to their pure form less attached to the meanings and origins we give them.

Your experience can become more orchestral. In this state of mind there is no good or bad sounds just the different vibrations.

2) Focus on your breathing. This exercise never ceases to fascinate me. By concentrating on the area just below your nostrils where the breath can be felt

I am really trying to design experiences for people.

Yet being able to experience what a design achieves in physical form is a whole other ballgame.

In my life I have at times been miserable in beautiful natural settings and been happy in ugly places which has led me to realise that the appreciation of nature is also very much an internal affair.

In the following paragraphs I’d like to share some of the internal ways I have learnt to BE in my garden more.

Choose a good spot - Find a spot in your garden that can be yours alone. A chair, or log to sit on that overtime comes to represent your contemplative intention. Make sure it is comfortable and leave your mobile phone in the house. This can become your time and your space even if it is only a few minutes a day.

Make a promise that during this time you don’t look around and start deadheading or weeding. You are cultivating a new relationship with your garden and need to keep this separate from maintenance.

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All we have to do is observe this change like a curious scientist or a child watching clouds form shapes.

You may observe how not only does breathing influence mental processes but allows us to connect to the space around us.

3) The Mind - It seems the mind’s job is to rove around and constantly produce thought and images.

Normally we are quite invested in what our mind has chosen to focus on. In this exercise you simply observe what your mind is thinking about. Try not to give what is happening a value judgment but just like the breathing exercise you can observe ‘your mad monkey mind’ jumping around. Oh that’s interesting..I am thinking about work…that person I had an argument with…the lawn that desperately needs a mow. The core point here is that you can find a separation from your thoughts. They are always there but your ability to observe them in a compassionate and patient way can bring on a calmness. People often say “Oh I can’t do meditation my mind won’t shut up”. But effective meditation if not fighting the mind and wanting it to be different but finding a calmer place within it to observe its never endingness. And sometimes a lucky

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by product is that is does become more still.

4) The Senses - Each sense can be engaged in our appreciation of our garden.

The first sense we have already looked at is hearing.

With our eyes closed as if we were truly blind how do we experience the sounds and how do the sounds give us a different experience of different spaces. A far off seagull, a plank of wood falling from a truck, a plane overhead? The sounds interweave and overlap.

This is your very own “Spotify” without advertising!

Sight - When I look at nature I like to feel that, as the self conscious product of millions of years of evolution, I am nature’s way that it discovered to look upon itself- to appreciate itself and care for itself.

Let your eyes wander - This is a simple game where you get comfortable and then let your eyes wander where they want to go. Then let them fix on one particular thing. It may surprise you what happens. They may go onto a half buried stick or a woodlice struggling on it’s back, or a star shaped Echincea flower.

Let yourself be taken in by whatever it is and let yourself be moved by what it is you are looking out. It is often unpredictable what comes up and if you stay as long as needed something important often emerges.

Squinting - No not because of the sunlight but because this can help us see the whole visual field, including the merging of colours and the different dark and lights. Being in this state can let us see

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This can be quite hypnotic.

Touch - Rather then touch the garden with your Green Maintenance Fingers, you can let yourself wander the garden and notice spontaneously what you want to touch. As with all these exercises let yourself be surprised by what your hands want to do. In this way your garden will always provoke in you different responses and it will feel like the relationship you can have with it is ongoing and can continually be created afresh.

Your hands might be drawn to the cool moss in the lawn, a scratchy trunk or even the thorn of a rose.

Smell - I find this easier with my eyes closed. Sensing what I can smell from one position in the garden then moving out. To broaden your sense of smell trying smelling everything not just the Jasmine on the fence: decaying leaves, the compost bin, the leaves rubbed together between your fingers of different plants not just your herbs.

There is so much more I can write here about this topic. Let me know if you want a follow up.

The most important point I would like to make is that we can have a garden but can we also know it. Can we create a relationship with it and keep this link constantly fresh. In that way even if we don’t have a huge garden or budget we can have a meaningful partnership with our green space outside our window.

What to do in May There is an old gardener’s adage that ‘one looses the gardens in May’.

There is so much to do.  Annual flowers and other frost sensitive plants like v e g e t a b l e p lu g s tomatoes, runner beans, peppers, aubergines and chillies - can be bought and planted now if you didn’t have the opportunity to grow them indoors this year.  Feed lawns  Water any new plants and fertilise and water pot plants  If Pennstemons show lots of new basal growth prune them back to the fresh green shoots  Thin out the clematises that have already flowered this year.  Hoe weeks to save you having to get on your hands and knees - little and often

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40 Puzzles

Young Readers’ Puzzle Page Wordsearch - at the dentist

Maze

Find the listed words in the grid. Words may be hidden horizontally, vertically or diagonally and in either a forwards or backwards direction.

Help the hungry mouse reach his tasty cheese! Start at the arrow on the top left of the maze.

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Trace the lines connecting the circles to find out what the second word is

Fill the tower so that every square contains a number.

The value of each square in the number tower is the sum of the two squares directly under it.

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Win a copy of ‘A South Downs Year’ A new book has been published pertaining intimately to this area of West Sussex. This 'Sculptor’s Journal' records the artist Jon Edgar’s time during a project to produce a sculpture to mark the National Trust's largest ever woodland re-planting in Slindon, West Sussex. It sits permanently in Northwood, just to the north of the village and close to the Roman road, Stane Street.

The stone was moved to eight different locations over 14 months to engage with as many people as possible during the sculpting; 1350 people were involved in everything from a small chip to hours of work on the stone. The working method involves no preplanning - a sort of improvisation in three tonnes of Portland stone, where the artist trusts that something will emerge, rather than imposing it on the stone.

That means delving deeply into the history of the landscape as well as being open to the experiences while carving.

The book reflects these researches and the process the stone went through - a study of sculptor, stone, landscape and local history.

You can see other large carvings by the artist at the entrance to RSPB Pulborough Brooks reserve, at the Devil’s Punch Bowl, Hindhead and in Southover Grange Gardens, Lewes.

‘A South Downs Year - Creation of the Slindon Stone: The Sculptor’s Journal’ Published by Hesworth Press RRP: £10 ISBN: 978-09558675-2-1 Ltd www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

Win a copy of ‘A South Downs Year’ For your chance to win, just answer the following : Q: Where is the Slindon Stone sculpture located now?

A) Pulborough Brooks B) Northwood C) Hindhead Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: A South Downs Year Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the closing date 30th May 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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Win a copy of ‘A Sussex Wayfarer’s Nature Notes In 2010 - David Johnston published ‘A Sussex Wayfarer’s Nature Notes’.

David recalls, “ It was 1987, when I first started my country walks. We, my wife Sue and I, covered over the ensuing years, around 147 different places throughout Sussex: noting as we went – the flora, fauna and the very beauty of the landscapes”.

In addition to these nature notes, David and Sue also recorded the interesting old barns and farm buildings that they came across, (a selection of which went to make up the book – West Sussex Barns & Farm Buildings) also, shepherd huts; redundant farm machinery, and in fact, any curious artifacts’ they discovered along the way.

Then there are the many country people they met and spoke to – from Lords and Ladies, to Sussex farmers, country rustics and odd eccentrics – with snippets of conversation also recorded.

Also noted in the diaries are the various villages, and village people that David met whilst doing the – ‘Millennium 2000 Sussex Villages Photo Shoot.’

There is also information on the great storm of 1987, and the change it made to the countryside – also the floods; the snow storms – and the weather David and noted each day.

David will be doing a slide show presentation about this book in June/July at the 'Festival of Chichester' events.

Meanwhile The book - 'A Sussex Wayfarer's Nature Notes' is available to buy from most Sussex bookshops or can be ordered through 'The Sussex Book Club' or directly from www.davidjohnston.org.uk

Win a copy of ‘A Sussex Wayfarer’s Nature Notes For your chance to win, just answer the following : Q: Which year did David start his country walks?

A) 1997 B) 2007 C) 1987 Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: A Sussex Wayfarer’s Nature Notes Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the closing date 30th May 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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44 Property

Landlord and Tenant Repair

By Chris Ennis FRICS Owning a property which is let out, either on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy or on a long Lease, carries with it rights and obligations for both parties.

Either type of tenancy will engage both landlord and tenant in certain maintenance obligations which, if not adhered to, can be the cause of many problems.

I visited one such property at the request of the tenant recently. The landlord’s property was an Edwardian semi-detached house, converted into two flats. I could see the neglect as I approached the house. I noted that all the old metal ogee gutter sections were defective and blocked, allowing storm water to run down the walls. Timber double-hung sash windows were rotten, single-glazed, and all had been painted in the ‘shut’ position. The original slate roof coverings had become ‘nail-sick’ and part of the roof was Turnerised (painted with bitumen and scrim to make it watertight). Chimneys were defective and chimney pots loose. In the gardens, the foul drains had recently been blocked and kitchen waste had overflowed and flooded the paths. I could tell that the internal parts of the house would be a disaster area.

Stop!

I was greeted by the two disgruntled tenants, who commenced a litany of complaints about the landlord and his reluctance to repair the premises. I was invited to examine both flats. I suspect that few of my readers will have seen such a mess. Both flats were dirty, dramatically untidy with no semblance of order.

They were affected by both rising and penetrating dampness and had an acute condensation problem.

Kitchen and bathroom fitments were insanitary. I saw internal wet rot decay, and dry rot activity in the bathroom.

The type of disrepair seen at the property is typical of that found when an absentee landlord and tenants come together. The tenants blame the landlord for their predicament, and the landlord complains that the tenants are to blame.

The reality is that neither party has understood the obligations in their leases and there has been no regular inspection of the property by a ‘propertyaware’ person to advise on maintenance issues.

Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor Tel: 01903 261217 email: surveyor1@talktalk.net

“Call me before you buy your dream home”

To make sure your dream home doesn’t hide any nasty surprises!

Shockingly, many people do not obtain a professional survey before buying a house. This can result in future misery and thousands of pounds of repair work.

I will report on the current condition of a property and also forewarn you of any major problems which may arise. I am a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and have over 30 years local experience.

Based in High Salvington, I pride myself on my speedy and personal service. Feel free to call me for an informal chat.

Chris Ennis FRICS 01903 261 217 07703 131 686 www.propdoctor.co.uk

- Homebuyer reports - Probate valuations - Defect diagnosis - Pre-sale inspections - Condition reports - Building surveys

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46 Local History

Past Pictorials By Valerie Martin The following were caught on camera many years ago… and give you an idea of "what it was like then"...

Shopping in nearby Broadwater in 1926.

… shoppers in Worthing in 1931. How fashions change.

The well-tended rear garden at Grey Point in The Square in Findon in the early 1930s when it was privately owned and before converted into flats as today Further historical photographs of our area can be seen on Valerie Martin's comprehensive website www.findonvillage.com The Black Horse in Findon 54 years ago. No customers in sight. Note that the old "black horse" wooden symbol is still in evidence (left of centre on black post, over the upstairs window). Date: 1963.

Editor’s note.

We were called by a charming gentleman by the name of George Goddard, who lives in Findon Village, in connection with the photo we published last month of the fire at Walls Stores. Valerie speculated that the date of the shot was in the early 1960’s, but George has pinned this down for us.

He remembers standing outside the shop as it burned, and as it was prior to his National Service, he knows the date would have been between 1957 and 1959. George remembers seeing the vicar - Dr Henry Gibson - walking down School Hill to comfort the distraught shop owner Mr Gunlock, and they disappeared into the Village House together. Mr Gunlock lived in Pony Farm (when it was a farm) and George says he always used to walk home with the shop takings on display!

A few shoppers in Lancing 105 years ago. The condition of the road does not look too good in 1912.

Do you have memories or pictures of the area?

Please get in touch, contact details are on Page 3.

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48 Finance

Budget 2017 – How Will It Affect You?

By Ivan Lyons, Managing Director Investment Solutions, Worthing The Budget was the First of two due in 2017. It was Philip Hammonds first and last Spring Budget and to that end new announcements were kept to a minimum, perhaps saving major announcements for the autumn?

We have taken a closer look at what he had to say and summarise the most important changes that we believe affect most people. From April the Personal Allowance rises to £11,500. The threshold for higher rate tax goes up to £45,000. The ISA allowance increases to £20,000. The Capital Gains Tax allowance grows to £11,300.

The personal savings allowance and dividend allowance mean you could each receive an income of £22,500 (Personal, dividend and savings allowances) in 2017/18 free of personal tax.

We will also see the introduction of the Lifetime ISA. The lifetime ISA will be available from 6th April and will allow younger adults to save up to £4,000 each year and receive a bonus of up to £1,000 each year on these contributions. Funds can be withdrawn tax free to put towards a first home or saved until a person turns 60.

Pensions The Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) will be reduced to £4,000 from £10,000 from April 2017; the ability for pensions to fit the increasingly flexible approach people have to work in later life is one of the huge benefits of pension freedom. Reducing the MPAA restricts options and if one accesses their pension, future savings are limited.

Need advice?

At Investment Solutions, we are an Award-winning Chartered Firm of Independent Financial Advisors.

Feel free to contact us on 01903 214640 Further information is available via our website: www.investment-solutions.co.uk The information in this Article does not constitute advice. Please remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to future returns. The value of units and the income from them may fall as well as rise. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

The Major Changes from the spring budget that were most notable are: Dividend allowance The most significant change to investors is the reduction of Dividend income from £5,000 to £2,000 from April 2018 – Those most affected are employees and directors of small businesses who remunerate themselves partly or wholly through dividends rather than salary. The cut will also hurt investors with dividend generating shares and funds held outside of ISAs and pensions. This is a reminder to make full use of your tax efficient savings vehicles and invest the maximum into ISA’s and Pensions each tax year.

NS&I Investment Bond National Savings 3 year Investment Bond announced at the Autumn Statement 2016 will be available from April and will pay an interest of 2.2% per annum fixed.

The 2.2% represents an improvement over most cash savings, but you will be limited to a maximum of £3,000 per individual over the age of 16 and will only be available for 12 months from April 2017

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Twitter: @investment_sols www.investment-solutions.co.uk ‘Investment Solutions’ is the trading name of Investment Solutions Wealth Management Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

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Is it time to move to a no fault divorce?

By Karen Fleming Consultant Solicitor at Bennett Griffin Worthing ‘Under the Law in England and Wales, on divorce, the Petitioner, has to demonstrate irretrievable breakdown and one of the 5 facts, which are; Adultery, Unreasonable behavior, Desertion for two years, two years separation with the other party’s consent and 5 years separation where no consent is required.

In the 2017 case of Owens v Owens, the parties had married in 1978 and separated in 2015. They had two children. The wife petitioned that her husband had ‘behaved in such a way that she cannot reasonably be expected to live with him’ (unreasonable behavior) The husband contested.

One of the lady judges urged the husband to reconsider his position. She commented that the marriage was over and could only hope that he will relent and consent to a divorce on the grounds the parties have lived apart for two years, rather than force his wife to wait until five years have elapsed. It is unclear whether he will listen.

This case clearly begs the question: Should our law follow the divorce law of so many other countries and end the acrimonious blame game?

The judge decided that the allegations were at ‘best flimsy’ saying; ‘I am satisfied that the wife has exaggerated the context and seriousness of the allegations to a significant extent. They are all at most minor altercations of a kind to be expected in a marriage’.

With so many couple choosing, anyway, to live together rather than marry I think it is unlikely, certainly in the foreseeable future, that the law will change as parliament are under pressure to uphold the status of marriage, rather than make it easier to divorce.

The wife appealed and two lady judges and one male judge found that the effect of the earlier judgment left the wife locked into ‘a loveless and desperately unhappy marriage which, as the judge correctly found, had not in law irretrievably broken down”

As an experienced family law solicitor I have over 25 years’ experience in all areas of family law. Please contact me on: 01903 229935/07961 280878 or Kf@bennett-Griffin.co.uk or at 1 Liverpool Gardens, Worthing BN11 1TE www.bennettgriffin.co.uk

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50 Local News

Findon Valley Residents’ Association (FVRA) £1,297.22 was raised from the sales of the 2017 Findon Valley calendar that was available during last winter.

The calendar was the result from a monthly photo competition during 2016 and 12 amazing photos taken by local residents, judged to be the best in defining the natural beauty of Findon Valley. The competition was initiated by the FVRA and sponsored by Jacobs Steel estate agents. Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice was chosen and the handover took place in late March.

You can visit the webpage at www.findonvalley.org/ p154_fvramonthlyprizephotocompetition.htm to see the 12 winners’ photos! Planning is already in progress for a new photo competition this year!

The FVRA is also looking to hold a Garden Competition for the local community during the summer.

More details of this and the photo competition will appear in a future issue of Sussex Local as well as via www.findonvalley.org.

There are vacancies on the FVRA committee: a Secretary to prepare and publish the monthly committee meetings, a Nature & Conservation Officer to help us keep The Gallops, Bost Hill and other areas within Findon Valley beautiful and a Community Events Officer to initiate and run a few activities to build the local community spirit.

Please contact Maggie Winter, FVRA Chairman, on 01903 263038 or you can send an email to: maggie.winter@findonvalley.org to find out more and become part of our enthusiastic team!

We have two bus shelters on the east side of the A24 Findon Road, just north of King’s Parade. Volunteers are needed to help as Bus Shelter Wardens to keep them tidy and presentable as well as apply an annual coat of preservative on both wooden shelters. Please contact Maggie Winter on 01903 263038 or email maggie.winter@findonvalley.org to assist us.

Read more about www.findonvalley.org.

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Cleaning

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Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Carpets, Rugs, Upholstery, Curtains Mattresses, Headboards - in situ.

Free Estimates. The Most Powerful Truck Mounted Cleaning Machines.

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CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANERS

CLEANING & DE-CLUTTERING Professional service helping to create your perfect space

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Chimney Sweeps A&M

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52 Business Directory Computer Services If you need to improve your skills on your

iPad - Laptop - PC

Experienced lady Adult Education tutor happy to give one-to-one tuition in your home. Seniors most welcome. Call Lynn on

01903 871391

to discuss your needs

Exterior Cleaning

Health & Beauty

Ltd CME Sussex Exterior Cleaning Specialists High Quality Interior & Exterior General Building & Maintenance Full Refurbishments - Decorating - Plastering High reach clean system Gutter sky vac clean (12m) Driveway & Patio Cleaning 01903 872 786 Friendly Service 07949 100 822 Fully insured www.cmesussexltd.com

Jewellers

Garden Services

Garden Maintenance & Landscaping Fully Insured

Drainage

Andy Elliott

01903 261 773 07958 308 664

Letting Agents

Unblocking Toilets - Sinks - Sewers - Manholes Gutters - Gullies

High Pressure Cleans Drives - Patios - Plant Machinery - Buildings - Tennis Courts - Car Parks

Other services CCTV Surveys - Excavation & Repairs - No Dig repairs

077483 31766 / 01903 892627 acedrainage@outlook.com

Electricians

A.S.H. Electrical (Sussex) Ltd

All electrical work undertaken Full & Part rewires New Consumer Units Lighting Extra Power Points Free Quotes Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed

Valley Gardens For all your Gardening & Fencing needs!

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Friendly and Professional No job too small - Fully insured Locally based - Free Estimates

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Call John for quote:

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Plastering

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Plumbing / Heating cont.

M. LINDFIELD Natural Gas Qualified

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Boiler Install, Service and Repairs Fires and Surrounds All plumbing undertaken

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Local, professional, friendly & reliable. Interior & exterior. Free written estimates . Fully insured

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Tree Surgery cont.

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New roofs, Chimney repairs, Re-pointing, UPVC fascias/guttering, Flat roofing, Leadwork. Est. 30 years

01903 872365 07801 295889 Shoe Repairs

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Give Sandy’s Salt & Softeners a call today!

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